Soar Valley College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
148877
Address
Gleneagles Avenue, LE4 7GY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1565 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
75.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.6%
Persistent absence
11.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 62%
Other Asian 8.5%
African 7%
Other White 5.7%
White British 5.2%
Pakistani 4.9%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Soar Valley College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
319
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
322
2nd preference
340
3rd preference
119
From another Local Authority
55
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
273
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
311
165
146
Year 8
312
171
141
Year 9
312
154
158
Year 10
315
160
155
Year 11
315
171
144
Year 2023-2024

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